Council ultimately voted to support Parker, agreeing to a seven-year lease and $1.5 million to renovate Foothills, one of the PCL's conditions on approving the relocation.
[4] Parker argued that if council did not choose to pay the majority of the renovation costs that he would sell or relocate the team.
[6] As other teams built new ballparks throughout the 1990s, Foothills' lack of luxury boxes, small clubhouses and open concourse became a growing concern for Parker.
[7] Despite numerous efforts to convince city council to help renovate Foothills, Parker was unable to secure support for the project.
When the Cannons were sold and relocated in 2002, Foothills Stadium was regarded as one of the major reasons why the team moved south to Albuquerque.
The City of Calgary plans to demolish Foothills Stadium and build a multi-sport fieldhouse on the site.